City Action-Chandigarh

Chandigarh is one of the most planned towns of India. This is also one of the richest cities witnessing spurt in personal transport leading to problems of congestion, inadequate parking and air pollution. This city needs to scale up its public transport systems to handle the situation

City Facts

Preferred destinations for immigration and emigration

A bird's eye view of area around Govindghat in Uttarakhand. The army is working on laying a cable bridge

Policy Action

First generation reforms have been successfully implemented and the fuel quality has been improved. Actions to upgrade the public transportation system are being considered and introduction of low floor buses is a promising step forward. Policy actions implemented in Chandigarh are

Action on vehicles

Lead free petrol was introduced in Chandigarh in early 2000
LPG has also been introduced in city
3 wheelers converted to LPG
Compulsory ‘Pollution Under Control’ (PUC) certificates for vehicles has been introduced by Chandigarh Traffic Police
Routes of HTV and interstate buses in the city have been specified
Chandigarh offers subsidy of 15 per cent on battery-operated vehicles

Mobility Management

Cycle tracks have been developed along all major Margs and important Paths in Chandigarh.
116 low floor high quality buses have been introduced
Differential road tax based on category of cars has been proposed for personal vehicles
MRTS has been proposed for Chandigarh though the requirement for it is questionable